Have you ever sent anything to the Royal Family?

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I was reading something in a magazine about how many presents William and Kate received when George was born. Apparently they got loads of stuff from members of the public. I can't imagine doing that - sending a gift to someone I didn't know.

Just wondered whether anyone on here has sent a gift to someone like the Royal family, or someone famous. Or do you know anyone who has?

I sent a condolences card to the two princes when Diana died. It just seemed like a good idea at the time for some reason. I'm not sure why I did it, I just did.

Find it very odd. Not like they’re not short of cash to buy their own gifts!

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DD sent two Hama bead models to the queen in the jubilee year, got a lovely letter and a little booklet back, lots of kudos in ks1.

No, I can't understand people who do that. I think a lot of them do it hoping to get a thank you letter back from Royalty, but I think it's a Lady in Waiting or another flunky who replies.
When Meg & Harry went to Africa recently they distributed a lot of the the gifts that had been sent to them for Archie, so at least they were put to good use.

I sent a birthday card to the Queen for her 60th birthday. I was only about 7 though. I got a lovely letter back from the Palace signed by her lady in waiting.

Also when I worked at No 10 after David Cameron became PM, the amount of gifts that were sent was incredible! Some really weird shit too. Someone sent their stamp collection

When dd was about 6 she wrote a letter to the Queen asking about her corgis. She was delighted to get a reply back from the lady in waiting along with a booklet about the queen's dogs.

I wouldn't dream of sending a gift. That's just crazy!

I can understand sending a condolence card, especially if you've been through something similar.

What did people send to David Cameron though?!

When I was 6, I sent the Queen a letter and drawing. I didn't tell my mum and was chuffed to get a lovely letter back on beautiful Buckingham Palace stationery. My mum was somewhat surprised. I just put 'The Queen, London' I don't even think I put a stamp on the envelope.

What did people send to David Cameron? Anthrax

I find it quite sad that adults send stuff and believe their intended recipient is actually going to see it. Kids I can understand but adults?

camera all sorts. Lots of baby stuff (Florence had just been born) like bottles, blankets, clothes. The weirdest I saw was the stamp collection and a really old scruffy teddy bear with a Tory rosette that someone said was their lucky mascot that they wanted him to have.

@MrsGrindah I feel exactly the same
What’s the point?

@MrsGrindah that's what I think too... can understand kids sending letters, but why do adults do it?

@AndNoneForGretchenWieners thats so weird! Sending a teddy bear to the prime minister!

My dd with brownies made cards and sent them when Meghan and Harry got married. They all received a card thanking them for the beautiful cards and good wishes. My daughter loved it, but I would never think of sending anything myself.

Someone I knew vaguely years ago invited the queen to her wedding, so that she could stick the polite refusal from her lady-in-waiting in her wedding scrapbook.

There really are no words sometimes.

My granddaughter loves The Queen. Really loves her. She is seven, she sent her a letter asking about all her animals. She received a lovely letter back, one of her most treasured possessions.

I had my Brownie unit wrote letters once - they got to choose who to write to and what to say.

They then had to address the envelope property etc.

Roughly half got relies back, including some from the royals and a lovely letter from the panda keepers at Edinburgh Zoo.

I have never sent anything to the royals. But I wonder if the staff pass on some of the nice letters or cards sometimes to let the Queen/whoever see what people are getting in touch about? Obviously not all of them, but maybe just a selection. I don't know, maybe they don't.
If I ever did write to a royal or a famous person, I certainly wouldn't assume that the person themselves would see it.

@Minimoll *Someone I knew vaguely years ago invited the queen to her wedding, so that she could stick the polite refusal from her lady-in-waiting in her wedding scrapbook.

There really are no words sometimes.*

That's hilarious!! Why would you do that?!

I sent a letter to the Queen in 1977. I still have the reply from her Lady in Waiting.

Because it’s an amusing anecdote I would imagine.

If I ever set up a porn business I'll write to P Andrew and ask if he'll endorse it.

Can you imagine if the queen had decided to go to the wedding! “my husband and ay would be delaighted to attend Fiona and Dereks wedding”